Singapore team lost narrowly in the final of the Asian Cup C2

(Dan Tri) - Home field advantage was not enough to help Singapore's Lion City Sailors avoid a 1-2 defeat to Sharjah FC (UAE) in the final of the Asian Cup C2 (AFC Champions League 2) taking place tonight (May 18).

Before the final of the 2024-2025 AFC Cup, Lion City Sailors upgraded their Bishan Stadium in the Lion Island from 2,800 seats to 10,000 seats.

The final match of the Asian Cup C2 was full of drama (Photo: AFC).

This was to increase the effect from the stands, in the match where the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) gave Lion City Sailors a huge advantage, playing the final at home.

After an exciting first half, the second half really exploded with consecutive goals appearing at both ends of the goal. In the 76th minute, Khaleed Ebraheim passed the ball to Ben Arbi, who finished accurately, scoring to help Sharjah FC lead 1-0.

After the above-mentioned goal, Lion City Sailors attacked very strongly, looking for an equalizer. In the first minute of extra time of the second half, the Singapore team did what they needed to do.

City Lion Sailors are not inferior to the UAE team (Photo: AFC).

Belgian player Lestienne fired the ball through a "forest" of Sharjah FC defenders, beating the UAE team's goalkeeper, leveling the score at 1-1 for Lion City Sailors.

Just when it seemed like the match would go into extra time, tragedy struck for Lion City Sailors. In the 7th minute of injury time of the second half, Sharjah FC scored the winning goal. Marcus Meloni fired a low shot past the home team's goalkeeper, sealing a 2-1 victory and bringing the championship trophy to Sharjah FC.

Lion City Sailors failed to make history. They failed to become the first Singaporean team to win the Asian Cup. However, the Lion Island team's achievement of reaching the final of the Cup Winners' Cup was already a great achievement.

Lion City Sailors is the second Southeast Asian team to reach the final of the Asian Cup this season. Exactly a week ago, Svay Rieng (Cambodia) reached the final of the Asian Cup C3 (AFC Challenge League) and also lost.

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